The Most Famous

Noblemen from Denmark

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This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Noblemen. The pantheon dataset contains 1,415 Noblemen, 33 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 8th most number of Noblemen behind Spain and Russia.

Top 10 Danish Noblemen

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Danish Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Danish Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Danish Noblemen.

  1. #1
    Photo of Margrethe II of Denmark

    Margrethe II of Denmark

    b. 1940

    HPI 86.69100 langs
    Margrethe II of Denmark is most famous for being the queen of Denmark. She is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid....Read moreShow less

    Margrethe II of Denmark is most famous for being the queen of Denmark. She is the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. She became the queen in 1972 when her father died.

  2. #2
    Photo of Frederik X

    Frederik X

    b. 1968

    HPI 76.7872 langs
    Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He is the heir to the Danish...Read moreShow less

    Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark is most famous for being the son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He is the heir to the Danish throne and will become the King of Denmark when his mother dies or abdicates.

  3. #4
    Photo of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye

    Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye

    850 - 891

    HPI 69.0927 langs

    Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye is most famous for killing the dragon Fafnir, who was guarding a hoard of treasure.

  4. #5
    Photo of Christina of Denmark

    Christina of Denmark

    1521 - 1590

    HPI 68.7940 langs
    Christina of Denmark is most famous for being the Queen of Sweden and Norway. She was the only surviving daughter of King Christian II of...Read moreShow less

    Christina of Denmark is most famous for being the Queen of Sweden and Norway. She was the only surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark, and she was the sister of King Christian III of Denmark. She had a long and successful reign in Sweden and Norway.

  5. #7
    Photo of Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

    Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

    1878 - 1958

    HPI 67.5234 langs

    Princess Ingeborg of Denmark is most famous for being the wife of King Christian IX of Denmark.

  6. #10
    Photo of Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

    Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

    1649 - 1704

    HPI 63.8925 langs

    Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Danish Noblemen grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Noblemen were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Noblemen since 1700.

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